Your Station Gets Hit. Now You Spend 20 Minutes Running Repairs.
A raid hits your mining wing. Three modules at 30% health. You spend 15 minutes running between them with a repair tool, manually fixing each one. Meanwhile, your main assembler line shut down 8 minutes ago. Production loss: 400 iron plates, 200 circuits, 3 research cycles.
Manual repair is a waste of your time. A simple automated repair network handles everything in under 2 minutes with zero player involvement.
Quick-Fix: The 3-Item Auto-Repair Kit
Build these three things to automate repairs:
- 1 Repair Hub - placed in the center of your station
- 3 Repair Drones - assigned to the hub (each drone handles 4-5 modules)
- 1 Parts Chest - filled with 50 iron plates, 20 circuits, 10 repair kits
Setup time: 10 minutes. Repair speed: A fully damaged module restored in 45 seconds.
Repair System Components
| Component | Cost | Range | Repair Rate | Best Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repair Hub | 200 Iron, 50 Circuits | 30 tiles | Command center | Station center |
| Repair Drone Mk1 | 50 Iron, 20 Circuits | 20 tiles | 5 HP/sec | Per module cluster |
| Repair Drone Mk2 | 100 Steel, 40 Circuits | 35 tiles | 12 HP/sec | Perimeter modules |
| Parts Chest | 20 Iron | Inventory | Auto-refill | Next to repair hub |
| Shield Link | 30 Steel, 10 Circuits | 15 tiles | Shield repair | Exposed modules |
Setting Up Auto-Repair
Step 1: Place the Repair Hub
Center of your station, within 30 tiles of all critical modules. If your station is larger than 60 tiles across, build two hubs.
Step 2: Deploy Repair Drones
One Mk1 drone per 4 modules or one Mk2 drone per 6 modules. Drones patrol their assigned zone and auto-detect damaged modules.
| Station Size | Modules | Drones Needed | Parts Consumption/Hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 8-12 | 2 Mk1 | 5 iron, 2 circuits |
| Medium | 15-25 | 3 Mk1 + 1 Mk2 | 15 iron, 5 circuits |
| Large | 30-50 | 2 Mk1 + 3 Mk2 | 30 iron, 10 circuits |
| Mega | 60+ | 4 Mk2 per hub | 50 iron, 20 circuits |
Step 3: Stock the Parts Chest
Link the parts chest to your main iron and circuit supply via Inventory Pair. Set a restock threshold: when parts drop below 20, request a resupply of 50.
Step 4: Set Up Shield Links
Place Shield Links on modules that face raid directions. Links auto-consume repair parts to maintain shields, reducing damage taken by 40%.
Real Scenario: Three-Wave Raid With No Manual Repair
A three-wave pirate raid hit my medium station. 18 modules took damage averaging 35%. Without auto-repair, I would have spent 30 minutes fixing everything manually.
The result: 4 Mk1 drones and 1 Mk2 drone repaired all damage in 3 minutes. I stayed in the research menu the entire time. Parts consumption: 22 iron plates, 8 circuits. Parts restock drone arrived 2 minutes later.
FAQ
Q: Do repair drones use fuel?
Mk1 drones use 1 power cell per 5 repairs. Mk2 drones use 1 per 3 repairs. Keep 20 power cells in the parts chest.
Q: Can drones repair each other?
No. If a drone is destroyed, build a replacement from the Repair Hub. The hub holds a backup drone blueprint.
Q: Does auto-repair work during combat?
Yes. Repair drones prioritize modules under active attack. A drone repairing a module under fire takes 15% damage per repair cycle - replace it after 6 combat repairs.
External Resources
- Outworld Station on Steam
- r/OutworldStationGame on Reddit
- Drone Defense Guide - Stop attacks before they happen
- Ship Building Guide - Build repair ships for deep space